Senior Project Controller

General Dynamics Missions System International; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Controller to support Project Managers in maintaining project adherence to schedules and budgets. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project environments, proficiency in Microsoft Project, and strong skills in risk management. This full-time role offers a salary of £40,320 - £58,000 along with flexible benefits and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Considerable experience working in a controlled project environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to support a portfolio of projects of medium to high complexity.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned Project Manager(s) to promote good planning practice.
• Monitor, report & flag concerns with proposed solutions.
• Ensure scope, schedule & budget adherence.

Skills

Project Portfolio Management

Microsoft Project

Cost Control

Risk Management Tools

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Primavera P6

Job description

The Senior Project Controller role is wide ranging. The role interfaces with a number of key project stakeholders across the business but primarily with Project Managers. The principle purpose of the role is to :

• Support assigned Project Manager(s) to promote good planning practice and ensure scope schedule & budget adherence.
• Monitor report & flag concerns exceptions and issues through recognised escalation routes along with proposed solutions.

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Qualifications

• Considerable experience working in a controlled project environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project for creating and maintaining project schedules
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Experience with risk management tools and practices
• Ability to support a portfolio of projects of medium to high complexity
• Flexibility and a service delivery mind-set
• Solid understanding of project support knowledge skills and abilities
• Capability to produce high-quality work on time
• Familiarity with Project Controller competencies
• Degree level education or equivalent experience

The ideal candidate is proactive contributes to improvement initiatives and can work independently with minimal supervision.

Additional Information

This role has a salary of between 40320 and 58000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualifying UK based applicants to move closer to our sites.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose offering impressive benefits :

Benefits

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs cultural background job experiences thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful / appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Project Portfolio Management,Primavera,Forecasting,PMBOK,Primavera P6,SAP,Accounting,Cost Control,SAP BW 4HANA,Project Planning,Microsoft Project,Contracts

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1